You can create profiles, which define runtime environments,
using the Profile Management Tool.
Using profiles instead of multiple product installations saves disk
space and simplifies updating the product because a single set of
core product files is maintained.
Before you begin
Before
you use the Profile Management Tool,
install the product files.
The Profile Management Tool is the graphical
user interface for the manageprofiles command. See
the description of the manageprofiles command for
more information.
Important: Concurrent profile creation is not supported for
one set of core product files. Concurrent attempts to create profiles
result in a warning about a profile creation already in progress.
You must
provide enough system temporary space to create a profile. For information,
read about the file system requirements for profiles.
Supported configurations: The Profile Management
Tool graphical user interface (GUI) for 64-bit architectures is available
on Linux for zSeries platforms, x86-based Linux and Windows platforms,
Linux on Power PC platforms, and AIX Power PC platforms. However,
you can use the Profile Management Tool GUI on other 64–bit architectures
if you use a WebSphere Application Server 32–bit installation.
sptcfg
Issue
the pmt.sh command here from the WAS-HOME//bin/ProfileManagement
directory to launch the Profile Management Tool GUI:
WAS-HOME//bin/ProfileManagement/pmt.sh
About this task
You
can have the installation procedure create a default profile. After
installing the core product files for the WebSphere® Application Server, Network Deployment product, use
the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create
additional profiles.
Procedure
- Create a cell profile.
With
a cell profile, you can create a deployment manager profile and a
profile for a federated application server node in a single pass through
the Profile Management tool. Use the cell profile creation option
to create the deployment manager profile and the federated application
server node profile, unless you have a specific reason to create them
separately.
- Create a management profile with a deployment
manager server.
With a deployment manager you can
create the administrative node for a multinode, multi-machine group
of application server nodes that you create later. This logical
group of application server processes is known as a cell.
- Create a management profile with an administrative agent
server.
You can create a management profile for
the administrative agent to administer multiple application servers
that run customer applications only. The administrative agent provides
a single administrative console to administer the application servers.
- Create a management profile with a job
manager server.
You can create a management profile
for the job manager to coordinate administrative actions among multiple
deployment managers, administer multiple unfederated application servers,
asynchronously submit jobs to start servers, and a variety of other
tasks.
- Create an application server profile.
Create
an application server profile so that you can make applications available
to the Internet or to an intranet, typically using Java technology.
- Create a custom profile.
A
custom profile is an empty node that you can customize through the
deployment manager to include application servers, clusters, or other Java processes, such as a messaging
server. Create a custom profile on a distributed machine and add the
node into the deployment manager cell to get started customizing the
node.
- Create a secure proxy profile.
You
can create a secure proxy profile to serve as the initial point of
entry into your enterprise environment. Typically, a secure proxy
server exists in the DMZ, accepts requests from clients on the Internet,
and forwards the requests to servers in your enterprise environment.
Results
You have created one or more profiles using the Profile Management Tool.
What to do next
See the description of the manageprofiles command
to learn more about the command-line alternative method of creating
a profile and to see examples of using the command.
Read about
planning for installation for examples of configurations that you
can create by creating profiles.